(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s manufactured home owners need a miracle from the state Senate. And quickly. Legislation meant to […]
Simon Webber: The case for abolishing zoning
The City of Brotherly Love is admired so much for its charming streets and largely cohesive urban fabric. Around every […]
Thomas C. Willcox: Don’t blame AI for Pennsylvania’s high rent
Pennsylvanians might be more politically divided than ever before, but there’s one thing they can all agree on: the rent […]
Thom Nickels: Port Richmond elegy
There’s not a single vacant space in my Riverwards Fishtown-Port Richmond neighborhood that hasn’t been rezoned for rehab by developers. […]
Thom Nickels: Rooming houses could help with Philly’s overpriced housing market
Several years ago while browsing through the Rooms Wanted section of Philadelphia Craigslist, I found that many of the ads […]
Seth Higgins: An outsider’s view of Philadelphia
The good and bad about Pennsylvania’s largest city.
By Seth Higgins
Kimberlee Josephson: The right — and wrong — ways to lower Philadelphia’s housing costs
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker entered office in January with one of the strongest housing agendas of any big-city mayor. And her agenda is […]
New analysis finds Pittsburgh’s bad, but Philly’s worse, when it comes to housing
Philadelphia may be known for Ben Franklin, Rocky, and cheesesteaks, but it’s listed far below Pittsburgh in a new ranking […]
George Hofmann: Jefferson’s mistake
Homeownership builds neighborhoods, and a city of neighborhoods like Philadelphia can only thrive with broad homeownership.
By George Hofmann
Pennsylvania’s housing shortage is ‘the elephant in the room’
Pennsylvania isn’t alone in its housing struggles; neighboring states have focused on the issue, too.
By Anthony Hennen